Comments on: Evan Bayh: A White Conservative We Can Believe In http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/evan-bayh-a-white-conservative-we-can-believe-in/ A Blogvrant Thing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: optimo http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/evan-bayh-a-white-conservative-we-can-believe-in/#comment-6800 optimo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:46:32 +0000 http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/?p=665#comment-6800 Fair enough. Ranting is what we do. But I still don't believe the reports that he'll pick Bayh. See, problem is while Bayh might help flip Indiana, chances are that wouldn't make the difference in the election. If O wins Indiana, he most likely also wins Ohio and the White House along with it. However, if Bayh is elected as VP, he opens up a Senate seat in a red-leaning state with a Republican governor, which virtually guarantees that we lose that seat to the GOP. That's a huge price to pay when there are other solid Veep choices out there that would not cost Dems a crucial senate seat. Given the way Obama has expressed interest in helping downticket and state races, such a move would be highly counterintuitive. Fair enough. Ranting is what we do. But I still don’t believe the reports that he’ll pick Bayh. See, problem is while Bayh might help flip Indiana, chances are that wouldn’t make the difference in the election. If O wins Indiana, he most likely also wins Ohio and the White House along with it.

However, if Bayh is elected as VP, he opens up a Senate seat in a red-leaning state with a Republican governor, which virtually guarantees that we lose that seat to the GOP. That’s a huge price to pay when there are other solid Veep choices out there that would not cost Dems a crucial senate seat. Given the way Obama has expressed interest in helping downticket and state races, such a move would be highly counterintuitive.

]]> By: christophercolaninno http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/evan-bayh-a-white-conservative-we-can-believe-in/#comment-6798 christophercolaninno Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:57:36 +0000 http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/?p=665#comment-6798 I wouldn't fault him for "electability" if that means picking up Indiana. If it means "whitest man America" electability then I start worry that it represents a generalized spinelessness that is fundamentally counter productive. As for this whole, "let's wait for him to something wrong before criticize him" notion I think that would seriously undermine my position as a crazed, irresponsible, venom spewing blogger. I wouldn’t fault him for “electability” if that means picking up Indiana. If it means “whitest man America” electability then I start worry that it represents a generalized spinelessness that is fundamentally counter productive.

As for this whole, “let’s wait for him to something wrong before criticize him” notion I think that would seriously undermine my position as a crazed, irresponsible, venom spewing blogger.

]]> By: optimo http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/evan-bayh-a-white-conservative-we-can-believe-in/#comment-6797 optimo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:09:10 +0000 http://christophercolaninno.wordpress.com/?p=665#comment-6797 Let him pick Bayh before we start criticizing him for it (and believe me, I will in spades). All we have is rumors at the moment. For one, I don't think Barack's that spineless as to pick a blatant appeasement running mate.....but then again Obama is a Democrat so spinelessness is a central facet of "electability". Let him pick Bayh before we start criticizing him for it (and believe me, I will in spades). All we have is rumors at the moment. For one, I don’t think Barack’s that spineless as to pick a blatant appeasement running mate…..but then again Obama is a Democrat so spinelessness is a central facet of “electability”.

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